Recent Player News

Posted: 9/7/2017 2:08pm ET

New England Patriots WR Malcolm Mitchell (knee) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list Thursday, Sept. 7, according to a source. He will be able to return at some point this season.

Huddle Up: The Patriots' receiving corps takes another hit with Mitchell on IR. This also sheds some more light on the acquisition of Phillip Dorsett. Chris Hogan and Danny Amendola will now be called on even more often, but Brandin Cooks and Rob Gronkowski will see the bulk of targets. Plus, we know the Patriots like to implement their running backs in the passing game. Make sure to put Mitchell on an IR slot in your leagues in order to be able to add someone, like Amendola, off waivers.

Posted: 9/6/2017 1:47pm ET

New England Patriots WR Malcolm Mitchell (knee) is listed as questionable against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday, Sept. 7.

Huddle Up: Mitchell's stock rose when Julian Edelman went down for the year, but Edelman's loss benefits Brandin Cooks and Chris Hogan more than Mitchell. Even if Mitchell plays, he is at best a flex play in deeper leagues versus a tough defense.

Posted: 9/4/2017 3:18pm ET

Huddle Up: Mitchell appears to have a chance to play in Week 1 even though he was sidelined for most of the preseason. He could have a bigger role in the passing game with Julian Edelman out for the season. Owners may want to see how he is used in the passing game before using him on their lineups.

Posted: 6/18/2017 12:49pm ET

New England Patriots WR Malcolm Mitchell was kept on the sideline throughout spring practices by design. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, the Patriots are subscribing to a 'less is more' approach with the second-year wideout and doing what they can to help sustain him for the long haul given his extensive history with knee injuries.

Huddle Up: Mitchell was a pleasant surprise as a fourth-round rookie in 2016, but he figures to be reduced to more of a specialty role as a sophomore after New England added Brandin Cooks to a receiver corps that already boasts Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan. As such, Mitchell will have a hard time being fantasy-relevant this season barring a rash of injuries in front of him on the depth chart.

2016 Game Logs

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Opp

Tar

Cat

CYds

CTD

1

@ARI

5

2

33

0

2

MIA

2

1

15

0

3

HOU

2

1

27

0

4

BUF

0

0

0

0

5

@CLE

3

2

7

0

6

CIN

0

0

0

0

7

@PIT

1

0

0

0

10

SEA

2

1

13

0

11

@SF

5

4

98

1

12

@NYJ

7

5

42

2

13

LAR

10

8

82

0

14

BAL

5

4

41

1

15

@DEN

1

1

14

0

16

NYJ

5

3

29

0

P3

PIT

4

1

5

0

P4

@ATL

7

6

70

0

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